Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of zero terms


 * The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review).  No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was   merge to Zero element. The Bushranger One ping only 01:01, 7 August 2012 (UTC)

List of zero terms

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 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Lists-related deletion discussions. Cliff Smith 18:40, 28 July 2012 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Science-related deletion discussions. Cliff Smith 18:41, 28 July 2012 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Science-related deletion discussions. Cliff Smith 18:41, 28 July 2012 (UTC)

Containing the word "zero" isn't enough of a connection between concepts to warrant listing them together. Zero_object_(algebra) looks like the most appropriate place for some of this material, but zero divisors and zero sets have nothing to do with them or each other. Xnn (talk) 17:03, 28 July 2012 (UTC)
 * Merge to Zero element. Most of the entries are closer to the Zero element (generalisation for number zero) that Zero_object_(algebra) (eg trivial group). That article could do with a few more concrete examples. I've expanded Zero (disambiguation) to list other uses. So most of the article is covered elsewhere.--Salix (talk): 20:57, 28 July 2012 (UTC)


 * Merge to Zero element. The mere list isn't very interesting. 174.53.163.119 (talk) 23:49, 28 July 2012 (UTC)
 * Keep, and maybe merge. (Not everything listed there is actually a zero element, rather, it is a list of things having the name zero in the title). The proposed deletion misses the point of this list: sometimes, when one gets old, and starts loosing brain cells, one sometimes simply cannot remember the name of some things.  One might know its a zero-something and this list is a great way of finding such forgotten ideas.  Personally, I've spent many hours/days of my life trying to find things I've forgotten,  and lists like these are a god-send.  Yes, most of the things here are examples of zero objects, but a few are not: I see no harm in changing this into two sublists, a list of zero objects, and a list of other things with the word 'zero' in them.linas (talk) 03:21, 29 July 2012 (UTC)
 * Q, would the list at Zero (disambiguation) satisfy your need?--Salix (talk): 12:50, 29 July 2012 (UTC)
 * Well, the problem with that is that disambig pages are not supposed to have partial title matches (I think this is covered at WP:PTM, though I'm not sure whether that's part of a guideline or just an essay, but either way it seems to be a widely followed standard). So for example zero sharp really should not be there. --Trovatore (talk) 22:14, 29 July 2012 (UTC)
 * Merge for the obvious reason. -- Taku (talk) 11:20, 29 July 2012 (UTC)
 * Keep. It doesn't hurt anything to have a possibly redundant page, and, as Linas said, it's sometimes useful. IMO, it's like a tarted-up disambiguation page. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Virginia-American (talk • contribs) 13:34, 29 July 2012‎
 * Weak keep. Doesn't excite me much but it does seem to serve a useful navigational role in the context of WP:PTM.  Power users could get around it by doing a search for "zero" and limiting it to titles, but that's a pain and not everyone knows how to do it. --Trovatore (talk) 22:19, 29 July 2012 (UTC)
 * Merge, per Salix. That they are related by name should be handled by disambiguation pages, in particular Zero (disambiguation), while the mathematical connection is covered by Zero element. This just pointlessly duplicates one or both of them.-- JohnBlackburne wordsdeeds 12:24, 3 August 2012 (UTC)
 * Either Delete or Redirect. Basically all the information in this Article is already covered in 0 (number). So, this Article is redundant. The Mysterious El Willstro (talk) 05:38, 5 August 2012 (UTC)
 * Comment. What?!  As far as I can tell, none of the information in list of zero terms is covered in 0 (number).   Sławomir Biały  (talk) 14:44, 5 August 2012 (UTC)
 * Merge any useful content to Zero element as per Salix. This seems to be redundant and unnecessary as a separate article.Vulcan&#39;s Forge (talk) 14:50, 5 August 2012 (UTC)
 * Merge to Zero element. -- →gab  24 dot  grab← 15:08, 6 August 2012 (UTC)
 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.